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2025 advertising trends cheatsheet: the future of marketing in a rapidly evolving world

illumin

As we dive into 2025, the advertising landscape is undergoing a massive transformation driven by new technologies, evolving consumer behavior, and changing regulatory frameworks. As of 2024, 62% of Gen Z consumers are already shopping through social media, and this number is expected to rise.

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How live social shopping is driving brand results

Sprout Social

Like QVC for Gen Z, brands and influencers can showcase their products via a livestream shopping platform. Whats next for live social shopping As new technology and trends emerge, the future of live shopping will be more interactive, immersive and creator-driven than ever. What is live social shopping?

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Still human: Why consumer closeness matters in an AI-driven world

Martech

For instance, marketers may have an idea of who they “think” Gen Z is based on stereotypes or even based on their own collected data. However, like all other generations, Gen Z isn’t a monolith, it is made up of complex humans with varying beliefs and perspectives that don’t always translate to behaviors.

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3 ways to be an adaptive leader in an agile world

Martech

As a leader, you must be agile enough to pivot as you learn new information about the marketplace, your customers and disruptive new technology. Many people desire to grow and learn, so find out what skills team members want and give them opportunities to attend training courses or practice these new skills.

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Tiktok Marketing Trends

Calvyn Lee Blog

Well, with the onset of new technologies, Instagram’s Reels-first strategy, the Metaverse, a cookie-less world, and many more changes and updates, one of the keywords for this year is “adapt”. Barring any huge hiccups, by the end of 2023, the platform’s relationship with marketers will have hit a new groove.

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Should Marketing Take On Culture and Employee Engagement

Marketing Insider Group

We’ve been forced to adopt new technology, upskill like crazy, reshuffle positions and create new roles to manage content marketing, social media marketing, and marketing analytics. Prometheus just brought us the next generation of fire. We need a new approach to work in order to leverage it. CMOs need to step in.

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How Brands Can Use Instagram Live Rooms

Neil Patel

There’s no need to buy fancy cameras or invest in new technology. For instance, some demographics, like Gen Z , are more responsive to social media marketing. Or, you can “test out” a new promotional idea on a few select followers before rolling it out more widely. Ways Brands Can Use Instagram Live Rooms.

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